Go! Stage & Screen calendar: May 10-16

Friday

May 10, 2013 at 2:00 AM

"Mozart — a Musical Timeline" — Child-oriented musical production by Lois Brownsey and Marti Lunn Lantz shares stories and anecdotes from the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who began composing music when he was a child. Shawnee Playhouse, 552 River Road, Shawnee, Pa., 10 a.m. May 11, 18 and 25 and June 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15. Tickets $10. 570-421-5093. theshawneeplayhouse.com.

"Afternoon Movies 2013" — Because of licensing restrictions, the title of the film cannot be publicized outside the library. Middletown Thrall Library, 11-19 Depot St., Middletown, 2 p.m. May 15, free. 341-5454. thrall.org.

"A Bronx Tale" — Director Robert De Niro's 1993 adaptation of a one-man show by Chazz Palminteri, who plays a gangster who impresses the son of a Bronx widower (De Niro) in the 1960s. R for strong language and several scenes of violence Albert Wisner Library, 1 McFarland Drive, Warwick, 7 p.m. May 10, registration required. 986-1047. albertwisnerlibrary.org.

"Christmas in July" — 1940 comedy from writer-director Preston Sturges stars Dick Powell as a store clerk who believes a joke telegram sent by his co-workers that he has won $25,000 in a contest. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan, 7 p.m. May 11, free. 657-6864. olivefreelibrary.org.

"Frack You: The Film" — One-hour comedy presents both sides of the issues, followed by a discussion facilitated by the Mediation Center of Dutchess County. Fovea Exhibitions, 143 Main St., Beacon, 7 p.m. May 11. foveaeditions.org.

"Paul" — Director Greg Mottola's 2011 sci-fi comedy about two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. who encounter an extraterrestrial outside Area 51. R for language, drug use. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main St., New Paltz, 7 p.m. May 14. 255-5030. eltinglibrary.org.

"Please, Talk With Me" — New indie thriller is presented by director Mara Katria and producer William Edwards. There will also be a presentation on the C2D1 Haunting given by SyFy Channel's Chris DiCesare and J. Jeff Ungar. Shanley Hotel, 56 Main St., Napanoch, 3 p.m. May 11, $25. Portions of the event will be filmed for use in the production's next motion picture "Surviving Evidence," and the proceeds go to the Haunted Shanley Hotel Restoration. Reservations are strongly suggested. Email to reserve, claire.grey@hotmail.com.

"The Royal Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" — "Dance Film Sundays" screening of the adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic tale as choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon with costume and set designs by multiple Tony Award-winner Bob Crowley and original music by Joby Talbot. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale, 2 p.m. May 12, 7:15 p.m. May 21, $10, $6 children. 658-8989. rosendaletheatre.org.

"Salome" — "Views From the Edge" screening of director Charles Bryant's 1923 silent-film adaptation of the play by Oscar Wilde and starring Alla Nazimova as the young woman who bewitches Herod, governor of Judea, with her dance and asks in return the head of the imprisoned John the Baptist. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale, 7 p.m. May 14, $7, $5 members. 658-8989. rosendaletheatre.org.

"Shun Li and the Poet" — Writer-director Andrea Segre's 2011 drama about the friendship between a Chinese woman and a fisherman who came to Italy from Yugoslavia many years ago. An Independent Film Night screening at the Greenwood Lake Library, 9 Waterstone Road, Greenwood Lake, 7 p.m. May 14. 477-8377, ext. 108. gwllibrary.org.

"Tales of the Night" — Director Michel Ocelot's 2011 animated film that weaves together fables set in Tibet, the African plains, medieval Europe and the Land of the Dead. Cornwall Public Library, 395 Hudson St., Cornwall, 6 p.m. May 16. 534-8282. cornwallpubliclibrary.org.

"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" — Comedy in which all the Bard's works are mentioned and a few are spotlighted in satiric detail. Chester Academy, 64 Hambletonian Ave., Chester, 7 p.m. May 10-11. Tickets $10, $8 students and seniors citizens. chesterufsd.org.

"Aida" — County Players revival of the 2000 musical with songs by Elton John and Tim Rice about a love triangle in ancient Egypt. County Players Falls Theatre, 2681 W. Main St., Wappingers Falls, 8 p.m. May 10-11 and 17-18 and 2 p.m. May 12. Call for ticket prices: 298-1491. countyplayers.org.

"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" — Johnny Dell Productions revival of the 1978 King-Masterson-Hall musical about the title establishment and the crusading TV reporter who aims to close it down. Center for Performing Arts, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, 8 p.m. May 10-11 and 17-18 and 3 p.m. May 12 and 19. Tickets $24-$26. 876-3080. centerforperformingarts.org.

"Beyond the Fringe" — 50th anniversary production of the landmark British comedy by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore. Philipstown Depot Theatre, Garrison's Landing, Garrison, 8 p.m. May 10-11, 17-18 and 24-25 and 2 p.m. May 12, 19 and 26. Tickets $22, $17 age 65 and older and 17 and younger, $15 special for all tickets for the May 12 performance. 424-3900. philipstowndepottheatre.org.

"The Cocktail Hour" — Members of a privileged family consume alcohol and fight domestic battles in a production of a 1988 comedy by A.R. Gurney as directed by Thomas de Villiers. Beacon Theatre, 445 Main St., Beacon, 8 p.m. May 10-11 and 17-18 and 3 p.m. May 12 and 19, $18, thebeacontheatre.org.

"The Miracle Worker" — Joyce A. Presutti directs the Just Off Broadway production of William Gibson's 1959 drama about the efforts of governess Annie Sullivan to teach discipline and the ability to communicate to the blind, deaf and mute 6-year-old Helen Keller. Theatre at West Shore Station, 27 S. Water St., Newburgh, 7:30 p.m. May 16-18 and 23-25 and 2 p.m. May 18-19 and 25-26. Tickets $15-$20. 875-4325, ext. 3. justoffbwy.com.

"On Golden Pond" — Revival of Ernest Thompson's 1978 comedy-drama about what might turn out to be an elderly couple's last summer at their lake house. A Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players production at Playhouse at Museum Village, Route 17M, Monroe, 8 p.m. May 10-11 and 16-18 and 3 p.m. May 19. Tickets $22; dessert of apple pie, ice cream, iced tea and coffee included in admission. 294-9465. ctmwp.org.

"Sight Unseen" — Tangent Arts revival of a 1992 play by Donald Margulies about the reunion of two former lovers now married to others. Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli, 8 p.m. May 10-11 and 16-19 and 3 p.m. May 12 and 19, $20. 230-7020. tangent-arts.org.

Terrapin Restaurant — Author Tim Federle talks about his book "Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails With a Literary Twist" in a fundraiser for the Center for Performing Arts and co-sponsored by Oblong Books and the Terrapin Restaurant, 6426 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, 6 p.m. May 16. oblongbooks.com.